Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews
Volume 7, Issue 3 , Pages 143-150 , September 2007

Necrotizing Enterocolitis in Preterm Infants: Findings From a Retrospective Medical Record Review

  • Katherine E. Gregory, RN, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondences to Katherine E. Gregory, RN, PhD, Boston College, Assistant Professor, W.F. Connell School of Nursing, 140 Commonwealth Avenue, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467.

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☆ This work was reported from The Floating Hospital for Children, Tufts-New England Medical Center, Boston, MA.

☆☆ The study was supported in part by the National League for Nursing Promise of Nursing Education Scholarship, and Boston College, W. F. Connell School of Nursing Doctoral Student Fellowship.

PII: S1527-3369(07)00072-4

doi: 10.1053/j.nainr.2007.06.006

Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews
Volume 7, Issue 3 , Pages 143-150 , September 2007

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